STANDARD SEVEN PRE-NECTA AUGUST, 2026 – KITUNDA WARD
POEM
6.Read the following poem carefully and answer the questions that follow by writing the correct answers in the spaces provided.
Listen, my child, there are no free things
If you want anything, work for it
Your labour is your pay
As they say, “No pain, no gain.”
Not everything you see is someone’s wish
It is normally the result of someone’s labour, physical or mental
Being poor or rich usually is your choice
Your choice will make poverty continue or end.
My beloved son, it’s time for you to act
It is usually not late at your age
Because age determines your labour
Be slave today in order to be a king tomorrow
Questions
- What is the poem about?
- Who is speaking in the poem?
iii. What does the saying, „No pain, no gain “mean?
- According to the poem what determines someone’s labour?
- What lesson do you learn from the poem?
